Different drugs, different sides: injection use of opioids alone, and not stimulants alone, predisposes to right-sided endocarditis
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DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001930
Abstract: Objectives Many studies suggest that infective endocarditis (IE) in people who inject drugs is predominantly right sided, while other studies suggest left sided disease; few have differentiated by class of drug used. We hypothesised that… read more here.
Keywords: injection; use opioids; left sided; right sided ... See more keywords